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Aug 25, 2021
Streetlights are making caterpillars grow up faster—and that’s a bad thing
Light pollution has some unusual effects.
Jun 11, 2021
Humans have become the biggest selection force in evolution
We’re shaping the distant future of biodiversity, as well as the present.
Feb 12, 2020
Climate change may not claim as many species as we thought
A new estimate has some good news, but some regions could still be hard hit.
Aug 30, 2019
Humans started transforming Earth a lot earlier than we thought
Hundreds of archaeologists pooled their data to get the big picture.
Jun 11, 2018
Could astrobiology research convince us to fight climate change?
Step one: realize we’re not alone.
Jun 26, 2017
A third of marine megafauna died in a mass extinction that we didn’t even know about
Ancient climate change was to blame.
Mar 02, 2017
Is the Anthropocene really a thing? Minerals we’ve helped create rekindle the debate.
These 208 minerals were all caused by human activities
Sep 21, 2016
Feral Cats Are A Huge Threat To The Global Ecosystem
A new study reveals cats' connection to more than 100 animal extinctions
Sep 16, 2016
Will Growing Urban Noise Make Bats Worse At Hunting Down Food?
Bats can adapt by switching senses, but that's not good enough
